“dear neil, when I went to go buy the book of awesome at my local b & n, I was extremely disappointed to find it sold out. as I turned to leave, an employee nearly ran into me. thankfully, she had an armful of awesome with her! my heartbreak healed, I thanked her and made my way to the registers. was it fate? I like to think so. awesome!” – debra

I get elated when I get a text from a new friend (particularly that girl I met during last weekend’s party). It’s fun receiving the text first or when you get that “text me later” message. It shows that you’re liked by the people who don’t see your weird side just yet ;)

it’s awesome how a relationship can be build through text messages. this is what happened with me and my husband (then just a colleague), I unintentionally gave him my phone number; and it was war-time, no one could sleep at night, so text messages were like our distraction in these hard times.
Now i find “awesome” that i’m building my new food blog from scratch. i’m just delighted.

I love this! I’m also glad that the new friends text and not call. I’m not really a big fan of talking on the phone especially if its with someone I barely know. Sending texts gives me time to think about what I’m going to say and there’s no awkward silences. I’m horrible at small talk, so texts are the way to go.

I think its also funny when I get a text from a number I don’t know that says, “Hey Bekah!” and I’m confused, but kinda excited about who it could be. Turns out its my brother or a good friend that just got a new phone.

Neil, I feel like this post is so weirdly fated. I just got that first text from someone yesterday. Like the earlier poster, this was a guy I met this weekend. I love how texting can be a way of feeling out the relationship before you commit to a phone call. I definitely over-analyze each text, trying to find out if he is normal and if we have the same sense of humor. Unfortunately, you never really know the tone someone is trying to go for…

I like that exchanging numbers text. “Here, give me your number and I’ll text you with my name so you know who it is.” I had two kind of first texts yesterday! One from an old coworker who had gotten a new number, and one from an old next door neighbor who I wasn’t very close with at the time but is turning into a friend.

New friends are always nice. Especially when I’m at school. At home I have plenty of friends but at school every semester brings a fresh group of people and every number added to my phone is one more person to hang out with, work on homework with, or chat with in class.

agreed! this is the best. especially when you keep finding good things to talk about all day.
except I hate when I completely regret giving my number to a new friend when they turn out to be annoying. thankfully the bad decision doesn’t happen often :)

first texting is one of the best things in the entire world!! and the unknown – will this be a new lifetime friend, or someone to pass a few weekends with? doesn’t matter though, just relax and have some fun!

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